St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-21
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
transportation.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office OF
II Indian Affairs, Washington, March TO- 1887.
sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate en-
veiopes), Bacon, Flour, Transportation, etc. tas
the case may be-, and directed to the Comm.s-
sioner of Indian Affairs, Chamber of Commerce
Building, corner OF Third and Chestnut streets,
St Louis, Missouri, will be received until p. III.
OF tuesday, April IL, 1887, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon, &c.
100000 pounds Beef on the hoof, 10000 pounds
Beans, 100000 pounds Corn, 600 pounds Cof-
fee, S,00000 pounds Flour $4,000 pounds Feed,
10000 pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds HON
my, $4,000 pounds Lard $50 barrels mess pork,
160 900 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea, 300, 900
pounds salt, 97e,0U0 pounds Sugar, and $4,000
ponds Wheat. Also, transportation for such Of
the articles, goods, and supplies that may not be
contradiction to be delivered at the Agencies
Also, proposals Endorsed above, and directed
to the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, Nos g
and 81 Wooster street. New York City will be re
ceived until p. III. of Tuesday, May g. 1887 fo
Blankets Wooden and Cotton Goods (consistin,
in part OF Ticking, q, 600 yards; Standard Calico
100000 yards; Drilling, $4,000 yards; Duck free
from ali sizing, $4,000 yards: Denims II 900 yards;
Bingham. 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans $4,000
yards; Chevtot, $500 yards Brown Sheeting, 49,
600 yards Bleached Sheeting As, 900 yards; Hickory
Shifting. 10000 YARDS Calico Shirtng 5000 yards:
Winsey, 1900 yards) 1900 pounds of Baking
Powder; 25S.0OO pounds of Soap; Clothing Gro
ceres, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies
School Books, ETC., and long list of miscellane-
Gus articles, such as Harness. Plows, Rakes
Forks. ETC., and for about 40C Wagons required
1or the SERVICE 10 De delivered at Chicago. Kan
sas City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons
as may be required, ADAPTED to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes delivered at
San Francisco.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School, and the kinds and quantities in gross of
all other goods and articles. together with blank
proposals, conditions to be observed by bidders
time and place of delivery, terms of contract and
payment, transportation routes, and all Other
necessary instructions will be furnished upon ap
plication to the Indian Office in Washington Oh
Nos. IS and 81 Wooster street, New York; James
Lidgerwood. 1886 Broadway, New York; the Secre-
tary of the Merchants Exchange, st. LOUIS Mis-.
souri,; the Commssaries OF Subsistence L. s. A.
at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth. Omaha Saint
Louis, Saint Paul and San Franc sco the POST
masters at Sioux City and Yankton: and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas: Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell
Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka, Great Bend
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned Mcpherson, Marion
Medicine Lodge, Newton Usage City Sedan
Sterling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita, and Win.
field.
The right is reserved by the Government to re
ject any and all bids any part of any bid.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above
stated, and bidders are invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository or
the First National Bank of Los Angeles CAL for
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount OF the pro-
posal.
j. d. c. ATKINS, Commissioner.